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18 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1900. —_— e et te e Call FEBRUARY 23 SUNDAY. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, “ICE., .Market and Third, Telepl ™M PUBLICATION EDITORIAL ROOMS....2 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephome Main 1874, Deltvered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Terms DALY WEEKLY CALL All postmaste . . 1.00 rized to recelve xe! .. Sample coples will be forwarded when reguested OAKLAND OFFICE. ©. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Advertising. Marquette Build- ing. Chicago. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: C. C. CABLTON.......... «+..Herald Square ..1118 Broadway CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. 0. News Co.: Great North- ern Heotel; Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel. NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Walderf-Astoria Hetel; A. SBreatano, 31 Uanion Sguare; Murray Hill Hotel. NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: PERRY LUKENS JR......20 Tribume Bulldiag WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE..Wellington Hotel 4. F. ENGLISH, Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—G27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, opem until 9:30 o’'clock. 300 Haye open until 9:30 o'clock. 629 McAllister, op: mtil 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, en until 30 eo'clock. 1941 Mi open tatil 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, h, until ¥ o'clock. 1006 Valemeia, ope 106 Eleventh, open Twenty-second and Kentucky, AMUSEMENTS. Eye.” PREE ¢ R addin Ir.” Symphony Concert Thursday After- The Silence of Dean Maitland.™ Jefiries-Sharkey Contest Pictures. Prodigal Father.'” Old Homestead” to-morrow night. ibeater—Vaudeville every arternoon and The Park—Coursing to-day. n—Trained Animal Show, Saturday, and Rac etrack—Races to-morrow. CRONJE AT BAY. ARELY in the annals of war has there éver been f i arms so brilliant, and never has there re ¢ ageous or more heroic, world is now watching as Cronje i Boers stands at bay and holds a British army led by the ablest mpire and flushed with an almost 1 victory, - of the brave days of old who the Tiber held back a host of men hewed down the supports did not accomplish a nal bravery and devotion than ved by the patriots of t the Spartan stand at re brilliant in its daring or more use- in which the sacrifice was made. It s ose days, a2 hand to hand con- -axes, but the courage re- ming foe face to face in i them er was erwh greater than that which upholds taining the ground the enemy is nost destructive fire that modern pour forth e Cronje, after a night march i one of the m marvels of the so pressed by his foes that fur- Since last Sunday he ion, and, despite the heavy odds ot been shaken in it. His foes e to one, and the ardent Roberts Kitchener urge them on, but at rge he beats them back, and then shed fortitude under the bom- illery for another attack to come. nse is not one of desperation merely. The roic Boer is not fighting blindly through a mere »f battle and a stubborn resolve to die rather an to surrender. Every day of delay in the advance is an immense gain to the cause of the It gives an opportunity for the artillery sed s tary ossible e Brit ders. r army to be carried to a place of safety and for reinforcements to hasten from all quarters to the defense of Orange Free State. In its strategic effect, therefore, the action of Cronje is much the same as that of Horatius and his two companions in holding the bridge at Rome. It checks the onrushing victors and gives time for the scattered forces of the Boers to rally and save the campaign. Out of every war for liberty there comes some illus- trious deed which serves for all future ages as an in- spiration to patriots. In this war there may be many | such deeds, but it is not likely that any will ever sur- pass this in the magnitude of forces engaged, the emi- nence of the generals in command, or in the impor- tance of its issues. Every feature of the situation tends to thrill the minds of those who have followed the news of the unequal struggle day after day. Cronje has, in fact, already achieved a true victory. He may be eventually crushed and captured, if not d, but his long fight has given his countrymen ne more chance. Whatever may come hereafter, on his brow the laurels of honor will not fade, nor will deed be forgotten while patriotism and military r are esteemed among men. e e Mexico has given to the world another frightful ustration of her progress toward civilization. Two American engineers have been held criminally re- sponsible for two train wrecks. Mexican lawmakers are evidently not looking toward the United States. It would be interesting to know by what course of reasoning William F. Herrin believes, after his ex- perience of humiliating failure at Sacramento, that he has a right to assume that he owns the Republican State Central Committee by virtue of purchase. The veracious correspondents say that the Clover- dale citrus fair was a bechive of men and women, with exhibits of wine, art and other things. The “other things” probably included the citrus exhibits, The Daughters of the American Revolution greatly fear that our manifest destiny to civilize the world is likely to throttle an occasional cry for freedom. The press censor at Manila must be neglecting his duties. IS THE PARTY BUCKED AND \ GAGGED? !' I HE committee consisting of Republican mem- | bers of Congress, which is especially charged ] with watchfulness of the Congressional dis- | tricts, and of the party nominations therein, mindful | of the mighty interests at stake in the campaign, has very properly announced its desire for early nomi- nations in all the Congressional districts. The can- didate for Congress in each district becomes at once { the party leader and champion therein. When he is | chosen the plan of campaign appears and the ener- gies of the organization are at once in action and or- ganized for the direction of issues and the education of the people This most proper policy and action of the Con- gressional committee make highly necessary imme- diate action by party authority throughout the Union. pecizlly is this the case in California. ,All public { men in this State are aware of the peculiar nature of its politics, which inheres in the independent spirit of our people. They swing away from repellent per- | sonal forces in either party and administer, with a | hard fist, rebukes to bossism and personal dictation. This being true, now is the time of times when the | Republican party of California should refuse to be | bucked and gagged by its merely ministerial represen- tative, the State Committee. It is believed that | Colonel Burns proposes to exploit his boss control of | party affairs by holding the State Committee subject to his will, his movements and his personal whim and convenience. The month of March is upon us. The :boss is said to have locked up the State Committee | and has carried the key in his pocket to Mexico, with { directions that no one shall break the lock and re- | lease the energies of the party until his return! | Therefore Republicans are expected to stew in their | own juice until such time as the boss shall dictate. | If such action were freely decided on, as the deliber- { ate act of the majority of the committee, it would be |a serious tactical mistake. But when there is ap- | parent no recorded judgment of the committee to that effect, when it has not met and voted upon sus- | pension or release of the party activities, the decision | being that of a mere dictatorial boss, the action pro- | jects its offensive and disastrous effect into the com- | ing campaign to inflame a resentment that will wreak | itself in the ballot box, if it have no other means of expression. Republicans who value their party are longing with | especial anxiety for its success in California this year. | Look where you will in the other States and there is a condition of activity. Organization is being pushed, the captains of tens and the captains of hundreds are rallying their forces, and vitality vibrates throughout the party. Here it is said, to the humiliation of Re- publican voters, that the party has gone to Mexico | and may return in April and tell them what to do! {1t is an insufferable and an intolerable condition. | The State Committec should at once mobilize the forces of the party. It should project activity and in- ! fuse life into every Congressional district. purely ministerial functions should be at once as- | sumed, not to intrigue for the nomination of its fa- vorites, but to equip the party for the election of candidates freely chosen by the people. The election of Senator Bard elevated the self-respect and height- ened the pride of Republicans throughout the State. It forced praise from the opposition. It had in it the trumpet call to action and the impulse and thrill of victory. It should be followed up, immediately, by the setting of every squadron in the field. The min- isterial representative of the party, its State Com- mittee, must not take on the appearance of sulking in its tent. It must not appear to be disgruntled be- cause it nominated a Senatorial candidate that was rejected by the party. Its hand has no business to appear at all in the interest of any candidate. Its duty is simply to furnish the facilities and opportunity of action by the party. The present position of this ministerial agent of the party is not in line with party interest and success if it be true that it has retired to its pillow to sleep until it is roused by a boss, We upon all Republicans who desire success, who believe that public and party interests are inter- locked, to call on the committee for action, for organ- ization, for activity in line with the expectations of the Congressional committee, and tending to that victory which is more essential now than ever before since the Republican sentiment of the Union was or- ganized for a great purpose and equipped for the mighty deeds which have made the history of the country the history of the party for the last forty- four years. v The returns from the Philippines of late have been mostly dead bodies of heroes, and it is to be noted that they were killed, not by Aguinaldo, but by the climate. We may run Aguinaldo out, but the climate will stay with us, and its deadly work will go on as long as we are foolish enough to send brave men there to die. | CHEAP LIBRARY POSTAGE. | OME time ago we directed attention to a | S movement in the East having for its object the enactment of a law providing for cheap postage | on books or pamphlets sent out by libraries for the use of the reading public. The object is a good one, ! and it is gratifying to note that a bill designed to at- |tain it has been introduced by Senator Lodge and has been favorably received. According to reports from Washington the bill | provides for second class rates of postage on all books | or other printed matter passing to or from public | libraries maintained wholly or in part by taxation, | libraries belonging to educational institutions of all grades, and society or social libraries enjoying pub- lic privileges and maintained by “religious, literary, professional, trade, industrial or library associations.” It will be seen the measure is sufficiently compre- hensive to grant the privilege of cheap postage on | books to every library of wide usefulness in the | country. If it be enacted it will largely benefit both | the libraries and the general public. By enabling such institutions to circulate their books through the mails at a very little cost they can increase the num- ber of their patrons and the efficiency of their own service. It will‘be a great boon to readers who live in small towns or in rural districts where there are no public libraries, for it will give them almost as excellent advantages in that respect as the residents of cities. 4 There is of course an opposition to the measure, It is well known the Government loses money on the transportation of second class mail matter, and it is argued that any increase in the amount of mail privi- lege to pass at second class rates would increase the annual deficiency of the postoffice. The argument is good, but there are better on the other side. In the first place a very large proportion of the matter now carried at second class rates should not be permitted to remain in that class. It has been pointed out over and over again that the privilege designed by Con- gress for the benefit of newspapers, magazines and other legitimate periodicals has been taken advantage | of by advertising firms to.send circulars through the Its | mails under the pretense that they are newspapers; and the publishers of cheap novels send thousands of their comparatively worthless books through the mails at second class rates under the disguise of a “monthly library.” Were these and other abuses stopped the Government could well afford to extend to the libraries of the country the privilege now sought for. The people of the United States constitute the greatest reading public in the world. Our cultured classes are not confined to cities and towns of suffi- cient size to maintain a library of high rank. Thou- sands who live in sparsely settled communities are as eager to read as are those who live in the centers ;of population. Phat much has been abundantly proven by the success which has attended the system of traveling libraries wherever it has been adopted. It is nothing more than right that the Government | should co-operate with the libraries in furnishing books to supply the needs of that class of the popu- | lation. The bill of Senator Lodge is a move in the | right direction and merits the support of all who have a due regard for public welfare. In the current number of the Forum Senator Marion Butler advances many facts to prove that the ! Populist party is still alive, and had he taken note of | the force with which some of them in Nebraska are protesting against the way the Bryanites treated them he could have added evidence that they are still kick- |ing. /:\ Committee of the Board of Supervisors that | the silence of the press on the subject of the proposed reopening of racetrack gambling at Ingle- side gives a tacit consent to the project serves the public as a timely warning of the danger and recalls them to action. It is safe to say from this time forth there will be no lack of protests against the iniquity. Neither the press, the pulpit, the civic organizations nor the general mass of citizens will permit it to be said that while the gamblers pushed forward their scheme they stood by in silence and thus gave a tacit consent to it. The Police Committee has instructed Attorney Dorn to prepare such an ordinance as he desires for his clients and submit it for consideration at the next meeting of the committee. Attorney Drum, who champions the cause of the proprietors of poolrooms, was at the same time requested to prepare such an ordinance as his clients desire. Thus the gamblers are to have the initiative in preparing legislation for the city. The Police Committee has given it to them, and we shall see what they will do with it. In the meantime the people will make ready to deal with the results of it as they deserve. | That any considerable number of respectable per- sons in San Francisco should be willing to grant a new license for the racetrack gamblers is not credible. | The experience of the past has been a sufficient warn- ing. The enticements of the gamblers lured men and boys and women to ruin. While the gamblers them- selves live at the best hotels, drink the finest of wines and wear rich garments, the victims of their allure- ments are some of them fugitives from the law, some are in dire poverty and some are in the grave, for murder and suicide were a part of the effects of the racetrack curse. There is hardly any class of society that was not more or less affected by the open gambling at the track or the downtown poolrooms. The blight was far-reaching. Confidential clerks in high positions were led to embezzlement, city officials defaulted in | the trust imposed in them, women of good families gambled away the earnings of their husbands, and | vouths who were but little more than boys were tempted to petty thefts by the gamblers who, driven cut of Eastern cities, had come to California to carry on their nefarious trade. It is in the light of that past experience we con- front the issue a second time. Ample evidence is af- forded that the public is already aroused to renew the fight for morality and the public welfare, and Attor- ney Dorn will never again have the assurance to de- clare to the Supervisors that the silence of the press has given the consent of the public to the gambling scheme, ¢ NO TACIT CONSENT. TTORNEY DORN'S statement to the Police If for no other reason, the giant Sequoias of Cala- veras should be saved to stand as monuments to at- test to future generations that the people now living in California have at least enough appreciation for a venerable, world-wonder tree to value it at more than its worth in shakes and shingles. THE FINANCE BILL. THE conference of the House and Senate has agreed upon a finance measure, which is prac- tically the House bill, with the exception of the bimetallic section. That section reads: “That the provisions of this act are not intended to preclude the accomplishment of international bimetallism when- { ever conditions shall make it expedient and prac- ticable to secure the same by concurrent action of the leading commercial nations of the world, and at a ratio which shall insure permanence of relative value between gold and silver.” The body of the act is so wise and timely and so fully responds to the sound money sentiment of the country, as far as it goes, that this section, unwise as 1t is, will but little hamper the satisfaction that will be felt that a settlement of the whole problem is so nearly completed. The contention of this country for international bimetallism has never met with a hospitable response abroad, and there is no prospect that it ever will. Nor is there any fact in scientific finance that affirms the utility or desirability of such a system, if its institu- tion were possible. There is no evidence that any agreement, no matter how general, nor between any number of nations, can maintain parity between two such forms of personal property as gold and silver. Their value is in their utility as determined by human desire, which is the sole origin of all value. However, this small fly in the measure will not ob- scure its other merits. It establishes the gold stan- dard, the payment in that standard of all national ob- ligations, and plants thereon the credit of the republic. It provides for cutting the endless chain, an¥ makes less possible the depletion of the treasury stock of gold by the sinister use of the greenbacks in redemp- tion, and it safeguards a gold reserve of $150,000,000, establishing in law that reserve, which has heretofore existed in a custom of the treasury. The national bank issues are permitted to equal the par value of the funds deposited to secure them. In other respects the national banking system is properly left to be the subject of future legislation, which the sound money organizations of the country have in prospect and preparation. The Boise City postmaster who swelled to his full height of dignity and dismissed a second cousin of Mark Hanna may be admired for his daring but hardly for his judgment. There will probably be an- other vacancy in the postoffice of the town. IWM—Q—M B e e S o SO SOR SR 2 B S R e S S RN SR S ST SR SN SSDN W S SAD S N D > o e G O+t et st e et ieded MISS OSTERMAN IN | A CLEVER SKETCH| HE few Indifferent acts that have | visited the Orpheum lately were given short shrift by the manage- ment and the current bill is the bet- ter for the weeding. Vaudeville has a decidedly ornamental | recruit in Kathryn Osterman, who ap-| pears In a comedy sketch entitled “The Editor,” with a long, young man of a| pecullarly comedy sketch kind of clever-| ness. His name is Thomas Tuther. The motive of the sketch is to the fol- | lowing effect: A youth who takes to him- self certain aspersions that are cast by a newspaper upon the moral integrity of an unnamed club man, provides himself with pistols, boxing gloves and a rawhide and starts out to thrash the editor. He‘ finds a lady in the sanctum, who takes | him for an expected cousin, and the com- plications that arise while she is finding out her mistake and he is discovering that she is the editor, whom he has threatened either to shoot, slug, horse- whip or kick into repentance, are amus- ing in themselves and made more so by Miss Osterman and t'other. The sketch, however, i{s more of wit than action, and really gives Miss Oster- man no opportunity to do more than act | with a certain facility, intelligence and a | sense of humor. She makes so much of | 80 little, however, that it would not sur-| prise me to find her developing an artis- | tic atmosphere of her own in some other | part. She does not laugh prettily. | Miss Osterman’s act brings to an end one of the best olios ever gre!é‘n!ed at | the Orpheum. De Witt and Burns supply the acrobatic item and do stunts that are not only original and grotesquely | comic but technically difficult. The ease | with which one of “these agile t?llo“b‘ promenades on his hands is amazing; he makes it look so very simple, however, that he gets less applause for it than | when he turns a twister. Technique in | athletics is as little appreciated by the | average spectator as technique in music i1s by the average auditor. A giant| swing and a high note will get an encore every time when feats that call for much greater skill are passed over in silence. Fanny Fields is the other third of the olio, and she is in a class by herself. She dances emphatically, sings humorously and does what is still more difficult (for a woman), monologizes cleverly. All this with a German accent, even the dancing. The rest of the prosrnmme is standard. PORTER GARNETT. —_—————— PRINCE AND JESTERS OF CARNIVAL BALL Promise of Attractive Pageant and Beautiful Interior Decorations at the Mark Hopkins | Institute of Art. The Mardi Gras procession at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art Tuesday evening will be one of the most attractive pageants ever formed by San Francisco society. The interfor decorations of the mansion, and notably those of the new gallery and main hall, promise to render the carnival event doubly enchanting. Fifteen hundred palm branches, recently recejved from Santa Barbara, enhance the beauty of the scene. The demand for tickets of admission and reserved places to view the spectacie is active. All the boxes arranged for in the original plan have been sold. It is doubtful if other reservations can be made. The house is large, however, hence all the spectators may be able to get a fair view of the pageant. Jour)h Grant, president of the Art Association, and obert H. Fletcher, curator of ‘the institute, have delegated the responsibility of floor management to Edward M. Greénway. After cn.nv-ulng several names Mr. Greenway appolinte an artist to represent Prince Carnival. Half a dozen court jesters may be needed to enliven the occasion with sallies of wit and flashes of repartee. Frank Owen and A. C. Hellman have consented to assist he enterprise in this line of amusemenr. or good and sufficient reasons Mr. Green- way deems its wise to maintain secrecy concerning certain features of the pro- cession. e has resolved, however, to make the court and the court scenes at- tractive. The fact that he is holding in reserve some of the contemplated attrac- tions should not imply that society will be stunned by innovations. The assurance glven that lines of propriety are not to be crossed will be respected. 'he floor man- ager perceives that the patrons of the carnival will not be satisfled with a mere procession of dominoes and will therefore gflohrl something apart from the ordinary ‘ashion. The names of nearly flve hundred ladies and gentlemen to whom tickets of admis- sion_have been issued are registered in the book at the office of the institute. A good representation of army and navy people is noted. —_— Commercial Baseball. A game of baseball will be played on this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at Eighth and Harrison streets, beétween the Koe- nigs and the Golden Gates. It will be for a $100 purse. The following will be the line-up: Koenigs. Position. Golden Gates. Perrin .Pltcher Bulger i W++¢—o—0+o+o—o—0+o+o+9—o—0+ { " 1 r/',f\u\: 7l \\\/‘\‘M\’ W . " CONGRESS—THERE! | RECKON THAT WILL KEEP THE OLD BOY FROM DOING MISCHIEF. B e = B o e e o o o o o i o o o o Y 0 0+-0-0-0-0-00-00@ FASHION HINT FROM PARE, .—0—0—9—9—9—0—9—‘-0—0——9—.' * . . * % * PY + é 1 @® il Qe esisisisieseie® BLUE CLOTH DRESS, The indoor dress represented can be made either of pastel blue or drab cloth. The corsage opers over a front of yallow guipure, and the upper side of the sleeves is of the same. The skirt has pleats over the hips, and is very full around the bottom. It is fn- dented at the bottom of the apron, with ag)iece of guipure showing beneatn the indentations. he collar and walsiband are of velvet to match the cloth. AROUND THE CORRIDORS T. A. Grady of Chicago, a rallroad man, is at the Lick. A. G. Cunningham, a mining man of Dawson, Is at the Palace. Mrs. Dr. H. L. Henderson is registered at the California from Astoria, Or. Frank H. Smith, a well-known merchant of Stockton, is a guest at the Grand. J. H. Salober, a wealthy mine owner, is registered at the Grand from Portland, Or. T. J. Field, banker and capltalist, is at the Palace, where he arrived yesterday from his home in Monterey. A party of Raymond excursionists, con- sisting of 115 people, arrived at the Palace yesterday. They are gathered from many points in the East. L. W. Wilcox is at the Lick, where he arrived yesterday from Sacramento. Mr. Wilcox is connected with the manage- ment of the Golden Eagle Hotel. Passenger Traffic Manager E. O. Me- Cormick of the Southern Pacific Company leaves for the East this evening. He goes to attend the final meeting of the exe- cutive officers of the different Western roads which will take place in New York on March 7. 1 —_———— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—E. D. Baker of San Francisco is at the Arlington; Thomas Filber of San Francisco is at the 8t. James; T. A. Hickey of San Fran- cisco is in Washington, the guest of Charles Otis of Los Angeles. —_———— POSTAL MEN BANQUET. Hon. W. G. Edens Given an Elabo- rate Entertainment. A banquet In honor of Hon. W. G. Ed- ens, assistant general superintendent of the free mall delivery system of this city, and his wife was given by the letter car- riers at a downtown restaurant on Friday. A. M. Cox, superintendent of mail car- riers, acted as toastmaster, and many ad- dresses were made. A band of music served to liven the festivities. Among those present were: R. R. Munro, postoffice inspector in charge, and wife; A M. Cox, superintendent of corioe, San Francisco Postoffice, and wife: D. S. Rich- ardson, general guperintendent of San Fran- clsco Postoffice, and wife; B. F. McKinley, as- sistant postmaster, San Fran, W. H. Friend, postmaster, Oakland, B R S e R C G. M. Fransia, postmaster. Napa, Cal, and wife; W. W, Pennycook, postmaster, San Francisco Post- L. Culver, superintendent and daughter; W. J. San Fran- nmnmm.it tion F, sco: 7 ol 3.8, Sullivan; . B PRSI S S SO 4 sede, . ~ut Y e T (W AN \‘“‘.POPO"%;S \, 4 ) -9 e+ 0000 St. Paul Ploneer Press, p 4 L THE REV. B. FAY MILLS ACCUSED OF QUIBBLING presents them for whatever value th bave as communications of genera Sir: Last Monday" glving an “able address,” ope words, “I have no fight wi This is mere juggling with w an attempt to hide the fangs o by assuming the quiescence of You say, “I deny for the Unita we deny the divinity of Christ we affirm the div of all men." juggling again. You have changed colors so recently that you have no r whatever to pose as a guide, or to any one to take vour affirmation as final on‘any points. Chameleon like, you cha your colors to suit your surrounding I quote against you a Unitarian of ing, Dr. Priestly, who used this language to Rev. Dr. Miller of Princeton, N. J.: “'I do not wonder that you Calvinists enier- tain and express strongly unfavorabls opinions of the Unitarians. The truth i there neither can be nor ought to be ax compromise between us. If you are right, WE ARE NOT CHRISTIANS AT ALS and if we are right, you are gross_id ators.” There it is in a nutshell. Th can no compromise between Chri tianity and Unitarianism. 2 Cor. “What concord hath Christ with Belial, or what part hath he that belleveth witi an infidel?" | 2 Cor. xi:14, 15: “For Satan himself is | transformed into an angel of light, there- | fore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of right- eousness.” “Led captive at his will.”” “We affirm that all men are divine,” says Mills. Does it not occur to you as a strange kind of divinity that becomes a “raving maniac,” peoples insane asylums, trailed by detectives, imprisoned by po- licemen, tried by Judge and jury, puts on the black cap and makes his exit from the gallows? aving swung around the circle, you are now “fighting the air.” Unitarianism 1s one of the most deadly of Satan’s pneumatic guns. The slege gvu of Hume, the cannon of Volney, the poi« ished shafts of Voltaire and the shrapnel of Ingersoll were delivered from an open and avowed enemy, and are therefore not to be compared, as deadly weapons, with the polished stiletto of the assassin, who as he drives the barbed and sharpened steel into the heart’s center. the citadel of truth, declares, “O orthodoxy. I am thy friend; I have no fight with thee.” Yourg for the truth, A R . San Francisco, Feb. 24, X i —_——————— Kierce to Preside at a Lecture. F. J. Kierce, the supreme president of the Young Men's Institute, has been chosen to preside on the occasion of the lecture to be dellvered to-morrow even- ing at the Metropolitan Temple by Rev, Henry H. Wyman. The usual musical programme will precede the lecture, tha title of which will be “The Harmony I tween Natural and Revealed Truth. —_————————— Death From an Accident. John Lane, aged 35, dled last Friday evening from what was thought by his friends to be pneumonia, but which a post mortem examination revealed to be a fractured arm and Injuries to the chest. Lane was a laborer, who resided at S1i Illinois street, and worked in the Union Iron Works. He was injured in an acci- dent at the works a few days before his death. body was taken to tha Morgue. Ice cream at Townsend's, 735 Market st.¢ ——— i — Townsend's, now opened at 39, Palace. —_—e——————— Special information supplied daily to business houses and public n;cnmby u: Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mon! e X TR T —_—e————— Kepner Died of His Wound. Edgar A. Kepner, the barber who was shot by his employe, Glibert Adams, at 44 O'Farrell street last Sunday afternoon, died yesterday of his wound. A charge of murder was placed against Adams, —_—————————— “Gold Was King in ’49!!" «0il Is King in 190011 Many fortunes are made in oll. A few shares of stock of the Rallway Men's Ofl Company purchased now will make you rich. A safe in- vestment. WIIl pay a dividend of 4 per cent on the investment March 15. Shares now cents each, worth §1 after March 15. Strongest company on the coast. Prospectus sent on ap- lication. Railway Men's Oil Company, 326 uglas butldin B —_—————————— Personally Conducted Excursions In improved wide-vestibuled Pullman tourist sleeping cars vie. Santa Fe route. Experienced excursion conductors accompany these excur- sions to look after the welfare of passengers. To Chicago and “Kansas City every Sunday. Wednesday and Friday. To Boston, Montreal and Toronto cvery Wednesday. To St. Louis every Sunday. To St. Paul every Sunday and Friday. Ticket office, 623 Market street. et Incredible but True. Passengers on the Union Paeific “Overland Limited”” can leave San Francisco fourteen hours later and arrive in Chicago nearly five hours earlier than by any other line. D. W. Hitchcock, General ~Agent, 1 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Los Angeles B. Bolvin and wife; Erwin, postoffice inspector, e YW and wife; Miss Gaches; Miss Erwin “Have you ever run down a clew?" are m; I run best them ann."—cmnlo Evening [riuenm The Fastest Train Across the Con- ‘tinent. The California Limited, Santa Fe Route, Connecting trains leave at § p. m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Suturday. Finest equipped train and best track of any line to the East. Ticket office, 823 Market strest.